We are fast approaching the date where NIST has recommended that end entities stop utilizing 1024-bit private keys. OpenSSL, however, currently defaults to creating 1024-bit keypairs. To create a 2048-bit private key and corresponding CSR (which you can send to a certificate authority to obtain your SSL certificate): openssl req -new -nodes -newkey rsa:2048 -keyout [...]

If you use multiple shells simultaneously (in my case with Terminal.app on OS X) you’ve undoubtedly noticed that the history of the last closed shell clobbers any commands you might have executed in others. This makes it difficult to use reverse-i-search to find commands you recall using. However, with a few modifications to your bash [...]

A quick reminder for those who don’t know or have forgotten how to upgrade an Ubuntu server: sudo apt-get install update-manager-core sudo do-release-upgrade Follow the instructions, reboot, and you’re done!

Mac OS X’s EULA only allows for usage of OS X Server within VMware Fusion, but with a (relatively) simple script you can modify the darwin.iso to function with OS X client as a guest.1 This script should hypothetically work with Fusion 2.0 and 3.0 on Leopard and Snow Leopard (as both guest and host). [...]

I’ve just updated my Ubuntu 9.10 in VMware article with a better process. If you’re looking to install Karmic Koala when it’s released on 10/29 check it out!

I’ve spent quite a bit of time on CDN Tools and Fidgetr in the past few weeks and this has cut back on the time I had planned to use to write blog entries. I’ll try to get a few new articles up soon, but in the mean time here is a status update on [...]